Group HR/Admin Manager

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement HR strategy aligned with the group’s business goals in refining, logistics, and retail operations.
• Advise leadership on workforce planning, talent availability, skill development, and organizational culture in a highly regulated environment.
• Lead HR digitalization and transformation projects, ensuring operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making.
• Lead initiatives to attract and retain skilled blue-collar, field, and engineering talent.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, refinery labor codes, factory acts, and petroleum industry-specific regulations.
• Oversee grievance handling and disciplinary procedures, ensuring fair and legal outcomes.
• Lead technical and behavioral training programs focused on operational safety (HSE), leadership development, and skill upgrades.
• Collaborate with operations and safety departments to embed HR’s role in fostering a strong safety culture.
• Benchmark and manage compensation structures competitive within the oil and gas sector.
• Administer performance-linked incentive schemes, allowances, and statutory benefits.
• Drive uniformity in salary and benefit policies across business units while addressing local statutory differences.
• Implement SOPs for security, fleet, and utility services, ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance.
• Promote a culture of performance, accountability, safety, and compliance.
• Champion diversity, inclusion, and gender equality at all levels.
• Lead change management initiatives during expansions, M&As, or restructuring.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Master's degree with 10-15 years work experience.
• Must have a downstream Oil and Gas experience.
• Strong understanding of HSE frameworks and integration with HR.
• Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership.
• Familiarity with HR systems
• Certifications in labor law, industrial safety, or strategic HR.
• Good attention to details.
• Good planning and stress management skills
• strong organization skills with details to attention
• Ability to work independently and execute tasks effectively
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• High integrity and ethical standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office skills.(Microsoft Office, Word, Excel).